Jest vs. Lest

Jestnoun

(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.

Jestnoun

(archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.

Jestnoun

(obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.

Jestnoun

(obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.

Jestverb

To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

Jestadverb

alternative spelling of just

Jestnoun

A deed; an action; a gest.

Jestnoun

A mask; a pageant; an interlude.

Jestnoun

Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See Synonyms under Jest, v. i.

Jestnoun

The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.

Jestverb

To take part in a merrymaking; - especially, to act in a mask or interlude.

Jestverb

To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.

Jestnoun

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;

Jestnoun

activity characterized by good humor

Jestverb

tell a joke; speak humorously;

Jestverb

act in a funny or teasing way

Jestnoun

a thing said or done for amusement; a joke

Jestnoun

an object of derision

Jestverb

speak in a joking way

Lestconjunction

For fear that; that not; in order that not; in case.

Lestconjunction

That (without the negative particle); – after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.

Lestverb

To listen.

Lestnoun

Lust; desire; pleasure.

Lestadjective

Last; least.

Lestconjunction

For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.

Lestconjunction

That (without the negative particle); - after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.

Lestadverb

for fear that;

Lestadverb

that (after verbs explicitly expressing fear etc.);